Three months after Elon Musk declared that Grok would release a full-length, 'historically accurate' movie version of 'The Odyssey,' Grok has published a whole seven minutes ' what the company is now calling 'Episode 1 of our Odyssey series.' Musk had previously lashed out at Christopher Nolan's version of 'The Odyssey' because Nolan cast nonwhite and transgender actors. And Nolan is, in many ways, a perfect foil for Musk ' while SpaceX and Tesla CEO hypes up data centers in space and posts an unending stream of AI-generated content, Nolan has described himself as 'a techno-skeptic' and said that before AI, he'd never seen a technology 'so completely rejected by the public.' And while Nolan's version of 'The Odyssey' certainly used plenty of visual effects, it's primarily a feat of practical filmmaking, with a shoot spanning six countries and a cast and crew of thousands. After its release in July, the film became an extraordinary box office success, selling out Imax screenings for...
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